STACK NZ Mar #71

GAMES PREVIEWS with Amy Flower

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TOM CLANCY'S THE DIVISION

EA SPORTS UFC 2

GENRE: RPG PLATFORM: PS4 | XB1 | PC RELEASE: 08/03/16 MULTIPLAYER: YES

GENRE: SPORTS PLATFORM: XB1 | PS4 RELEASE: 17/03/16 MULTIPLAYER: YES

It’s Black Friday and a pandemic spreads rapidly through the USA via banknotes. Society collapses and as a member of The Division, a unit of sleeper agents who can operate independently and have been ready should such a situation eventuate, you’re pretty much New York City’s last hope. An online third-person RPG shooter, you’ve an open world NYC to play in, including such landmarks as Madison Square Garden and Times Square. From firefighters gone bonkers to violent

Rings are like SO last century! The Octagon is where it’s at now, and this new UFC outing from sports maestros EA is the best way to get in on the action this side of risking serious ouchiness for real. A mass of new game modes have been shoehorned in, along with an impressive roster of both chick and bloke fighters that boasts both current and former stars – plus the odd ringer such as ear- chomping legend Mike Tyson and, with some work, the

escaped convicts, lowlife street crims and Wall Street private military contractors, there’s plenty to be wary of. Then there’s the quarantined multiplayer playground that is the Dark Zone. Ah, New York, New York – a helluva town!

king of martial arts, Bruce Lee. With more stunning characterisation than ever, tweaked controls and a shiny new physics engine, UFC 2 is... wait for it... a knockout! (Try the chicken, we’ll be here all week.)

If you liked this, you may also like... Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain, Destiny

If you liked this, you may also like... WWE 2K16, FIFA 16

GAMES

THE LEGEND OF ZELDA: TWILIGHT PRINCESS HD

HYRULE WARRIORS: LEGENDS

GENRE: RPG PLATFORM: WII U RELEASE: 05/03/16 MULTIPLAYER: NO

GENRE: ACTION PLATFORM: 3DS RELEASE: 24/03/16 MULTIPLAYER: NO

If you look up ‘intrepid’ in the dictionary, there’s just a picture of Link. Well OK, in the Hyrule dictionary... The little guy sure gets around and this adventure, regarded by many as the best of the Zelda games, comes to the Wii U after sorties into the worlds of Gamecube and waggly Wii. It also comes from right here in Australia, where it’s been lovingly recreated in HD, boasting

If you’ve invested in Hyrule Warriors on the Wii U, you may wish to look away now... OK 3DS people, now that they’ve gone we can give you the brilliant news. The ace collision of The Legend of Zelda and Dynasty Warriors where all manner of beloved characters go the biff has not only been shoehorned onto the portable system, but it also comes with all the original DLC, two entire

many an improved texture, gameplay tweaks (the GamePad really comes into its own here), and also amiibo support. For those not up with the story, basically Link is turned into a wolf and has to restore light spirits in order to save Hyrule. Yay intrepidness!

new chapters and the ability to switch between characters on the fly. Then there are the new playable characters, including a female riff on Link, Linkle. She’s really going to confuse those who for some reason still think that Link is Zelda...

If you liked this, you may also like... Dragon Ball Z: Extreme Butoden, Super Smash Bros 3DS

If you liked this, you may also like... The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker HD, Hyrule Warriors

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